The item with a great significance among the cricket history items, the Test cap of Sir Donald Bradman, will be auctioned in an unprecedented move. The iconic Baggy Green cap which was used by Bradman when he played the 1947/48 Test series against India will be the first one to get the auctioneer’s hammer on Australia Day, January 26, 2026.
In a remarkable step, the auction will be managed by Lloyds Auctions and the very first bid will be a mere $1 making it an exclusive opportunity for the cricket fans all over the world.
Donald Bradman’s Australia Test from iconic series to hit auction block
The ongoing auction is a thing of beauty due to the cap’s story. The cap that belongs to Bradman was given to Indian cricketer Ranga Sohoni by him as a personal gift during India’s first tour to Australia. After that, the cap was and still is the property of Sohoni’s family for more than 75 years.
Lee Hames of Lloyds Auctions holds the view that this is a true and extremely valuable cricket heritage item. Its bond with Bradman and family ownership for so long makes it one of the major auctioned items related to Bradman ever.
It should be noted that the cap, which had been in the possession of the Bradman family, is to be put on display at Lloyds Auctions, and after that at the Australian Museum.
Sir Donald Bradman, the greatest cricketer of all-time (the GOAT), donned this cap during an epoch-making Test series against India where he amassed 715 runs in six innings. He averaged 99.94 with a total of 6,996 runs in just 52 Tests, which included 29 centuries; his overall Test record is still beyond reach.
Bradman’s sports memorabilia have always sold for ridiculously high amounts, and it is no wonder that his first Baggy Green cap from 1928 was auctioned for $450,000 in 2020. Shane Warne currently holds the record for the most expensive Baggy Green cap sold to date, which was his only Australian Test cap that fetched $1,007,500, and the money went to bushfire emergency services as a donation.
Bradman is a legend. He was born in New South Wales in 1908 and died in 2001 at the age of 92; yet his influence on the present and future of the game still remains a big one.
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